CRICKET DEBATE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1933, Page 5

CRICKET DEBATE

ON LEG THEORY FURTHER OPINION EXPRESSED. (United Press Aseo iation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, January 24. The “Daily Chronicle” says in .a leading article: “It the feeling is as vehement' ais t'h e Australian Board of Control suggests, then the only way out may be to cancel the remaining matches, and recall the English team, it is a very deplorable one, and the onus of demanding it has- rightly been left with Australia.”

Arthur Gilligan, writing in the “Daily Chronicle,” says he thinks that it is more than likely that the' remaining test matches will not be played in Australia. He says: “It would be very much better if they were cancelled than, ito have a glorified dogfight at Brisbane and Sydney, which would only engender the bitterest feeling, with the spirit of cricket completely forgotten-”

P. G. H. Fender declared that he “was glad that the Marylebone Club bad not only expressed the great faith which we all have in the English team’s cricket sportsman ship, hut lias added: That there is no evidence that this confidence has been misplaced.”

M.C.C. TOOK THE ONLY COURSE

BOARD DECLINES TO COMMENT

SYDNEY, January 24

The concensus of opinion of cricket officials amcl old internationals ie that the Marylebone Club Committee’s reply was only whalfc could be expected, and was the only course that it could take.

Some think that the protest should have boon made either after the first test or the laist test.

Others suggest a round-the-table conference to overcome Itlie difficulty. The members of the Board of Control have refused to comment.

The Chairman of the Board of Cricket Control, Doctor Robert-on, when asked whether the position was now as serious as the Marylebone Club reply indicates, replied: “I won’t comment on that.” Dr. Robertson also declined to say whether he personally was in favour of cancelling the re rounder of the test matches.

BOARD’S PROTEST UPHELD

ADEL AIDE, ’ 'January 24

Mr Jeanes (secretary of the Board of Control) released a telegram from the Ortstlomaine Association, of Victoria, as follows: “The Oastlemaine Cricket Association of five' hundred players, concurs in the Board’s protest. The- bocly-line bowling is the death knell of country' cricket. The spirit of the game is violated.” Mr Jeanes has announced that a special meeting of the Board will be held at Sydney on Monday to consider the Marylebone Club Committee’s reply.

BLAME LAID ON BARRACKING

(Received Jan. 25th. at 10.56 a.m.) LONDON, January 24.

The “Star” says: “The Marylehone reply shows the iron hand in the velvet glove. Australia can he assured that there is no necessity for further talk if it does not like our way or playing cricket. Let her cease calling names and propose a rule to alter it. AA r e want cricket matches, not talking matches.”

The “Star” blames the barracking for the present trouble.